Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Seriously. Our little two year old is just 8 weeks shy of three and I am stuck in shock mode. Mikayla is a hoot to hang out with. She says thing on a regular basis that make me laugh until I am blue in the face. Some things make total sense and others leave me a bit bewildered. “Today I eat Happy Birthday Macaroni. See my Happy Birthday elbow? Mommy, I can’t see my eyebrows. THESE eyebrows (as she dramatically points at her eyebrows). Mommy, I need dat chalk it’s my best friend.”

She is a make believer through and through. She constantly is in a world of her own as she talks, sings and plays with whatever toy will be her “best friend”. She also sings off key just to make people laugh. She talks like a robot better than her older sister. She hasn’t lost nearly as much red in her hair than I did when I was her age. I am holding on to hope that she carries the red hair from the “Eid” gene… She draws chalk people on the driveway almost daily and she uses her left hand almost as much as her right when holding a writing utensil. She continues to be a food lover. Her favorites are any type of meat and fresh fruit. She hates applesauce and spaghetti sauce, but she can’t get enough bratwursts and pickles.

Sounds all perfect and squishy doesn’t it? Don’t be fooled. Mikayla still has a whole bunch of zest to her. She has no “company self” (company self = When you are on your very best behavior because you are in front of people other than your immediate family). She shows everyone her true colors. If she doesn’t want to share, she will.not.share. If she doesn’t want to talk, she won’t say a word. If the President of the United States asked Mikayla to sing the ABC’s and she didn’t want to. She wouldn’t. If she wants her space, she will push, shove and growl until you leave her alone. If she misbehaves, it is harder on Mikayla to make her look in the eyes of who she has “hurt” vs. sitting in a timeout for minutes and minutes on end. I think this sums up Mikayla as determined. It is a trait I hear will take her very far in life, but may take some interesting parenting techniques to make it through…

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Why Do I blog?

Welcome. Why do I blog? I blog for my two little girls so that when I am long gone, soaking up guilt-free sun rays, laying on a big fluffy cloud up in Heaven, they can remember. They can remember the simple things. The little things. Those things that are small to everyone else, but mighty to this mommy's heart. I want my children to know that not only the major milestones were remembered, but also the little milestones. Her first bike ride, her first bee sting, the first time she planted seeds in the garden. They will both know, not only were they loved deeply, but also the magnitude of that depth. Why not just journal? Because part of me hopes that in my day to day writing, someone out there in this mighty World can relate. Can relate to one little thing that runs through all of us--the desire to remember the times that made us laugh, smile, cry and most importantly, treasure our loved ones.

Mallory

Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.

About Me

I am a 33 year old stay at home mom. I am married to a wonderful man, Brent. Our journey over the past 7+ years has challenged us in more ways than we ever thought possible. Now we sit on the other side with two beautiful daughters. A fun loving and bright 6 year old and an adventerous and happy 3 year old. Each day they continue to bring us joy, amazement, and numerous opportunities of learning as we grow as parents. Our snuggly mutt Lucy hates being at the bottom of the family totem pole. She enjoys having her tummy rubbed, chewing on sticks and loves anyone who will scratch her ears. It’s all about loving and learning as we travel the road we call life.
I hope you enjoy my thoughts and my feeble attempts at humor as I try and navigate my way through marriage and motherhood…